Prescott Arizona Homes for Sale
Prescott Arizona Homes for Sale
LIVING IN PRESCOTT
Prescott is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 42,513 people and 12 constituent neighborhoods, Prescott is the 22nd largest community in Arizona. Prescott Arizona Homes for Sale
Prescott home prices are not only among the most expensive in Arizona, but Prescott real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.10% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Prescott spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.69 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the city are by private automobile, Prescott is somewhat unusual for a city of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Prescott area by reducing both traffic and air pollution. Prescott Arizona Homes for Sale
The education level of Prescott citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.95% of adults in Prescott have a bachelor’s degree or even advanced degree. Prescott Arizona Homes for Sale
The per capita income in Prescott in 2010 was $30,395, which is wealthy relative to Arizona, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,580 for a family of four. However, Prescott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Prescott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prescott residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Prescott include English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Prescott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.